Torah Crown (Keter) Cast, repoussé, hammered and engraved silver, h. 7 ½ x w. 5 3/8 in. Mantua, Italy, ca. 1810 Marks: R3 7329 (800/100 standard; in use in Italy 1810-1872), 7391 (Mantua), and SIC1 Gift of Joseph B. and Olyn Horwitz B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.359 Torah finials evolved from knobs [...]
Hanukkah Lamp Copper alloy, cast and engraved, h. 12 15/16 x w. 7 3/8 x d. 2 3/8 in. Morocco, 19th century B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection; gift of Olga Hirshhorn, 1994, 2015.17.361 Hanukkah is a post-biblical festival that recalls the deliverance of the Jews from the tyranny of the Syrian-Greek government in [...]
Hanukkah Menorah Babette Bloch (b. New Jersey 1956) Bronze, h. 15 ¼ x w. 13 ¼, limited edition of 250 United States, 1985 Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Melzac, 1990 B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.356 Hanukkah is a post-biblical festival that recalls the deliverance of the Jews from the tyranny of [...]
Tik (Case) and Torah India, Bombay (Mumbai), late 19th—early 20th century Velvet, wood, silver, and ink-inscribed deerskin, h. 36 x w. 11 1/2 x d. 11 1/4 in. (closed) B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.145 The tik or Torah case originates in design from Sephardic (Spanish and Middle Eastern) communities in areas such as Afghanistan, [...]
Red Horse Nahum Tsachbasov (Russia 1899–1984 New York) New York, 1944 Oil on canvas, h. 14 11/16 x w. 11 7/16 in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.116 Born in Azerbaijan, Russia, Tschacbasov immigrated to the United States with his family in 1907 and grew up in the Chicago slums. He studied electrical [...]
Prayer Book Prayer Book Probably Amsterdam, 18th century Cut out hammered silver; brass, cloth, h. 3.375 x w. 2.5 in. B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum Collection, 2015.17.360 Enclosed in his cover is an Ashkenazi Prayer Book (Polish Rite). The term Ashkenazi refers to Jews of central and eastern European ancestry. The prayer book was [...]
